Health

Hanoi Scooter Riders Baulk At Petrol-powered Bikes Ban
Vietnam's plan to bar gas-guzzling motorbikes from central Hanoi may clear the air of the smog-smothered capital, but riders fear paying a high toll for the capital's green transition."Of...
Japan Sees Bright Future For Ultra-thin, Flexible Solar Panels
Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China's dominance of the...
Driver Charged After Plowing Into Los Angeles Nightclub Crowd, Injuring 30
A driver was charged with assault after plowing into a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub early Saturday, police said, injuring 30 people, with bystanders attacking and shooting the driver...
Jensen Huang, AI Visionary In A Leather Jacket
Unknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen Huang is now one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the world as head of chip giant Nvidia.The unassuming...
Restoring Sea Floor After Mining May Not Be Possible, Researchers Warn
Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible to restore damaged sea floor ecosystems -- or how...
Sunbears To Elephants: Life At A Thai Wildlife Hospital
The patient lay prone on the operating table. An IV line snaking from his left leg, near the wound from the tranquilliser dart that sedated him.Yong, a pig-tailed macaque...
Dozens Dead In Vietnam After Ha Long Bay Tourist Ferry Sinks
Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday after 37 were killed when a boat capsized in one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations.The tourist boat...
Usyk Knocks Out Dubois To Become Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion
Oleksandr Usyk cemented his status as the outstanding heavyweight of his generation with an emphatic fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois in their undisputed world title bout at London's Wembley...
Japan PM Faces Reckoning In Upper House Election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads.With...
Clashes, Homes Torched In South Syria’s Sweida Despite Ceasefire
Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria's Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to "slaughter" residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted.Just hours earlier,...
Ukraine Proposes Fresh Peace Talks With Russia Next Week
Kyiv has proposed to Moscow a new round of peace talks next week, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, hours after Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed more lives.Two rounds...
Singapore Military Helps Battle Cyberattack: Minister
Units in Singapore's military have been called in to help combat a cyberattack against critical infrastructure, the country's defence minister said Saturday -- a hack attempt attributed to an...